Toy fence



April 22 1924. 1,491,299

v s. H. GEIST ET AL TOY FENCE Filed Nov. 22. 1920 Jqcas D U/V/(ELBEEGE/QMSW Patented Apr. 22, 1924.

UNITED STATES SIMON I-L, GI EIST AND JACOB DUNKELBERGER, OF MOUNTCARMEL, PENNSYLVANIA.

zr'oY FENCE.

Application filed November 22, 1920.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat SIMON H'. GEIsT and JAooB DUNKELBERGER, citizensof theUnited States, residing at Mount Carmel, in the county of Northumberland and State of Pennsylvania, have invented; certain new anduseful Improvements in Toy Fences, of which the following is aspecification.

This. invention relates to an improvement in toy fences.

A primary object of the invention is to provide a novel toy fencestructure that may be easily and readily set up for use about the baseof Christmas trees or the like, and on the other hand readily folded orcollapsed for storage purposes, and which in addition to its novelstructural features, presents an attractive and ornamental appearance.

A further" object of the invention is to provide a fence which may beeconomically made from available materials, thus materially enhancingthe value of the invention from a manufacturing and commercialstand-point.

With the above and other objects in View which will more readily appearas the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consistsin the novel construction, combination and arrangement of partshereinafter more fully described, illustrated and claimed.

A preferred and practical embodiment of the invention is shown in theaccompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a plan View of the fence setup for use.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of one side or section thereof. 7

Figure 3 is a plan View of. the fence in a collapsed or foldedcondition.

Figure 4 is an enlarged detail cross sectional view of one of the postsadjacent the means for fastening the fence sections to the post.

Similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts-throughout theseveral figures of the drawing.

In carrying the invention into effect, it is proposed to utilizeconvenient and readily obtainable materials, and tothis end, it isproposed to use sections of wire mesh material in suitable lengths andwidths, in combination with corner posts for supporting the same. Theseposts are preferably made more or less ornamental to enhance thegenserial No. 425,818.

eral appearance of the complete device. Accordingly, by reference to thedrawings, it will be observed that the fence section 1 may be formed bya rectangular mesh type of wire-netting having vertically andlongitudinally disposed cross wires 2 and 3 respectively, which producea lattice effect, while at the same time the vertical wires 2 at theends of each section constitute a convenient means for attaching thesection to the upright corner posts 4.

The said corner posts 4 are preferably of wood, and each has arelatively large base or pedestal 5 which enables it to stand upright onthe floor or other support, while the opposite faces or sides thereofhave the ends of adjacent fence sections 1 secured thereto by staples 6or equivalent fastenings which loosely connect the sections with theposts in such a manner that they may be freely folded to effect thecollapse of the fence, or on the other hand, enable the same to be setup in the rectangular form shown in F igure 1 or other desired shape.

As the staples 6 are intended to more or less permanently secure theseveral fence sections to the posts, one of the fence sections, such asshown in Figure 2, for instance, may be formed at one end to have adetachable engagement with the staples or eyes 6*. That is to say, thevertical end strand 2 of one of the fence sections 1 may be cut awaynear the top and bottom of the end of the section to provide in effectthe hooks 6 adapted to fit into the staples 6 to detachably lock the endof the relatively free fence section to one of the posts. In this wayall of the fence sections may be permanently secured to the posts, asalready in dicated, with the exception of the end of one section whichis left free to have a detachable engagement with one of the postssothat after the fence is set up, the same may be readily and quicklylocked in the desired position by simply dropping the hook portions 6 ofone of the fence sections into the eye provided by the staple 6*.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that the present invention aimsto provide a toy fence including a plurality of wire mesh sections andintervening supporting posts to which the ends of the sections arepermanently but pivotally secured, with the exception of the end of onesection, which is intended to .have a detachable engagement with one ofthe posts. The invention shown in the drawing is readily adaptable toembodiment in a very attractive finished article especially when thefence sections and posts are painted contrasting colors.

Without further description, it is thought that the features andadvantages of the invention will be readily apparent to those skilled inthe art, and it will, of course, be understood that changes in the form,proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appendedclaim.

WVe claim:

In a portable toy comprising supporting posts fence, a fence section anda Wire mesh panel including vertical strands, fastenings for engagingWith the vertical strand at one end of the panel to connect it with oneof the supporting posts and the vertical strand at the other end of thepanel being mutilated to provide hooks, and eyelike fastenings on theother of said posts for receiving the said hooks.

In testimony whereof they hereunto their signatures in the presence oftwo Witnesses.

SIMON H. GEIST.

JACOB DUNKELBERGER.

' Witnesses: i

A. DPNEIL,

JOSEPH H. DEPPEN.

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